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Council of 

Defense 



Historical Committee 



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Executive Department 
Raleigh 

D. H. Hill Chairman 

W. S. Wilson Secretary 

B. R. Lacy , Treasurer 

MEMBERS 
T. W. Bickett, Governor, ex officio .... Raleigh 

B. S. Roystek, Adjt.-Gen., ex officio. . .Raleigh 

James Sprunt Wilmington 

George W. Watts Durham 

Joseph Hyde Pratt Chapel Hill 

J. Bryan Grimes Raleigh 

D. H. Hill Raleigh 

C. C. Taylor Greensboro 

W. S. Lee Charlotte 

R. N. Page Biscoe 

F. L. Seely Asheville 

George Howe Chapel Hill 

Mrs. J. E. Reilly Charlotte 

HISTORICAL COMMITTEE 

R. D. W. Connor, Chairman, Raleigh 

Haywood Parker Asheville 

Miss Adelaide Pries Winston-Salem 

Paul W. Schenck Greensboro 

George Gordon Battle New York 

Miss Lida T. Rodman Washington 

J. G. dER. Hamilton Chapel Hill 

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Historical Committee 



The North Carolina Council of Defense 

In the crisis through which the United States, 
along with the rest of the world, is passing, 
North Carolina is expected to play a not incon- 
siderahle part. 

The North Carolina Council of Defense, 
among its various activities, expects to make 
a systematic effort to collect for permanent 
preservation all kinds of material relating to 
the State's part in this crisis which will he 
of value to the historians in the future. 

The Council of Defense accordingly has in- 
cluded in its Plan of Organization an Histori- 
cal Committee. Following is the Council's 
statement of the duties of this committee: 

"Historical Preservation. — The State wants 
to keep a complete record of all its volunteer 
and National soldiers and sailors, and also of 
its nurses, physicians, chaplains, and service- 
renderers of every description. It wants to 
preserve the names of all North Carolinians 
serving with units from other States, and to 
keep a record of any heroic or distinguished 
performance hy its sons and daughters." 

There are many kinds of material which 
will be of great value to the historian that 

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are likely to be lost or destroyed unless saved 
through such systematic efforts. This material 
is such as illustrates the state of mind of the 
people, their points of view toward the war, 
local as well as State events and activities, the 
effect of the war on social, educational, econo- 
mic, agricultural, political, religious condi- 
tions, personal achievements, or sacrifices, or 
distinguished services of individuals, and the 
like, as follows: 

1. Official Documents 

Under this head come (a) municipal ordi- 
nances relating to the war; (&) proclamations 
and other public papers of the Governor, 
sheriffs, mayors, and other public officials; 
(c) documents issued by State or local boards 
of food conservation, and other public boards 
and commissions growing out of the war or re- 
lating to the war; (d) posters (recruiting for 
army and navy, for Liberty Loan, Red Cross 
Fund, etc.). 

2. Semiofficial Documents 

These include resolutions, reports, and activi- 
ties of (a) public meetings, (&) social, labor, 
professional, charitable, religious organiza- 
tions; (c) Red Cross chapters; (d) special 
committees on Liberty Loan, Y. M. C. A. Fund, 
Red Cross Fund, etc. As far as possible, the 



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names of persons taking active part in such 
work should be preserved as well as the results 
of their work. 

3. Public-Service Documents 

These include announcements, notices, or- 
ders, etc., relating to the war of (a) transpor- 
tation companies and other public-service cor- 
porations; (&) mills, factories, mining com- 
panies, and other industrial corporations. 

4. Educational Material 

Such as documents, records, reports, etc., 
showing effect of the war on schools and col- 
leges as regards (a) attendance; (&) courses of 
study; (c) teachers; (d) tuition and fees; (c) 
military training, etc. 

5. Economic Material 

Includes (a) price lists (&) quotations from 
local markets; (c) advertisements showing the 
effect of a state of war on economic conditions; 
((Z)bank statements; (e) financial statements of 
corporations. 

6. Propaganda Material 

This includes circulars, letters, advertise- 
ments, resolutions, etc., designed to influence 
public opinion as to (a) preparedness; <&) con- 
scription; (c) registration under the selective 



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draft law; {d) American participation in the 
war; (e) peace terms; (/) any other questions 
relating to the war. 

7. Pictorical Material 

Photographs of (a) local events; (&) bodies 
of troops; (c) individual soldiers; (d) mili- 
tary camps, etc. 

8. Military Material 

(a) Names, addresses, and records of North 
Carolina soldiers and sailors; (&) members of 
officers' training camps; (c) lists of men en- 
rolled under the selective draft law; (d) those 
selected; (c) organizations of the National 
Guard; (/) efforts of local communities to aid 
enlistments; (g) any matter relating to North 
Carolina soldiers, collectively or individually. 

9. Manuscript Material 

Under this head come (a) letters from sol- 
diers in camp or at the front; (&) diaries; (c) 
sermons and public addresses relating to the 
war. 

10. Woman's Work 

The women of the State are engaged in many 
forms of patriotic service — (a) Red Cross work; 
(ft) nursing; (c) knitting for soldiers and sail- 
ors; (d) gardening, etc. Records of their activi- 
ties should be carefully preserved. 



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11. Newspaper Clippings 

Clip from local papers any articles bearing on 
any of the phases of the war mentioned above. 
Be certain to mark in some way on every clip- 
ping the name and date of the paper from which 
it is taken. 

12. Other Material 

The above categories are mentioned only by 
way of illustration. In general, collect and pre- 
serve everything in manuscript or in print 
bearing on the part that North Carolina, or any 
community in North Carolina, or any individual 
North Carolinian may take in serving the coun- 
try in the present world crisis. 

Such material, as collected, should be mailed 
to R. D. W. Connor, Raleigh, N. C, so that it 
may be properly filed and preserved among the 
collections of the North Carolina Historical 
Commission. 

Some idea of the value of such material for 
future historical purposes may be had if we will 
think for a moment how much we should value 
such material of the Revolution or Civil War 
periods had somebody during those crises made 
the effort which it is the purpose of this book- 
let to stimulate. 

All communications relative to this work 
should be addressed to R. D. W. Connor, 
Raleigh, N. C. 



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